Tabeguache Peak is one of the fourteeners of the US state of Colorado. It is a near neighbor of the higher peak Mount Shavano, which lies approximately 1/2 mile (approximately 1 km) to the southeast, and is close to being a subpeak of the latter.[6] According to William Bright an American Linguist specialized in Native American and South Asian languages and descriptive linguistics it is pronounced "TAB-uh-wahch" (/tæbəwɑːtʃ/ ⓘ).[7] According to Mountaineer Louis Dawson the name is pronounced "tab-uh-wash," with the accent on the first syllable.[8] It lies just east of the Continental Divide and just west of the Arkansas River, in the south-central part of the Sawatch Range. It is located within the San Isabel National Forest and is in Chaffee County.
Tabeguache Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 14,162 ft (4,317 m)[1][2] |
Prominence | 455 ft (139 m)[3] |
Isolation | 0.75 mi (1.21 km)[3] |
Listing | Colorado Fourteener 25th |
Coordinates | 38°37′32″N 106°15′03″W / 38.6254994°N 106.250855°W[1] |
Geography | |
Tabeguache Peak | |
Location | Chaffee County, Colorado, U.S.[4] |
Parent range | Sawatch Range[3] |
Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Saint Elmo, Colorado[1] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Via Mt. Shavano: Hike, class 2[5] |
The mountain is named for the Tabeguache band of the Utes. "Tabaguache" means 'People of Sun Mountain', from "Tava" meaning 'sun.'[9][10]
Climate data for Tabeguache Peak 38.6267 N, 106.2516 W, Elevation: 13,648 ft (4,160 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 22.1 (−5.5) |
21.5 (−5.8) |
26.4 (−3.1) |
31.6 (−0.2) |
40.4 (4.7) |
52.2 (11.2) |
57.5 (14.2) |
55.4 (13.0) |
49.4 (9.7) |
39.2 (4.0) |
28.6 (−1.9) |
22.4 (−5.3) |
37.2 (2.9) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 10.4 (−12.0) |
9.5 (−12.5) |
13.9 (−10.1) |
18.7 (−7.4) |
27.4 (−2.6) |
38.0 (3.3) |
43.4 (6.3) |
42.0 (5.6) |
36.0 (2.2) |
26.6 (−3.0) |
17.4 (−8.1) |
11.0 (−11.7) |
24.5 (−4.2) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | −1.3 (−18.5) |
−2.5 (−19.2) |
1.4 (−17.0) |
5.8 (−14.6) |
14.4 (−9.8) |
23.7 (−4.6) |
29.4 (−1.4) |
28.5 (−1.9) |
22.7 (−5.2) |
13.9 (−10.1) |
6.2 (−14.3) |
−0.4 (−18.0) |
11.8 (−11.2) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.22 (82) |
3.27 (83) |
3.52 (89) |
4.28 (109) |
2.84 (72) |
1.23 (31) |
2.88 (73) |
2.49 (63) |
2.20 (56) |
2.37 (60) |
2.80 (71) |
3.00 (76) |
34.1 (865) |
Source: PRISM Climate Group[11] |
To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.